High paying management jobs in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN run 4.6% below the national average (2024), so a Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN salary is worth about 1.05× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Employed

1Chief Executives$207,170
Bachelor's degree
$80,430 – $535,860980
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$177,160
Bachelor's degree
$132,700 – $276,9902,950
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,530
Bachelor's degree
$104,560 – $281,1303,920
4Natural Sciences Managers$164,300
Bachelor's degree
$88,880 – $250,000520
5Financial Managers$152,700
Bachelor's degree
$93,210 – $293,3206,340
6Purchasing Managers$150,190
Bachelor's degree
$98,590 – $219,5301,070
7Marketing Managers$145,770
Bachelor's degree
$81,070 – $263,9302,730
8Sales Managers$138,790
Bachelor's degree
$77,210 – $267,1805,180
9Managers, All Other$137,850
Bachelor's degree
$69,490 – $213,1701,680
10Human Resources Managers$132,070
Bachelor's degree
$81,440 – $223,9401,920
11Industrial Production Managers$125,680
Bachelor's degree
$77,410 – $196,6803,130
12Medical and Health Services Managers$106,540
Bachelor's degree
$71,360 – $187,6204,690
13Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$106,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,640 – $208,5801,920
14Construction Managers$104,710
Bachelor's degree
$68,940 – $164,3103,050
15Administrative Services Managers$103,860
Bachelor's degree
$64,860 – $177,6301,900
16Education Administrators, Postsecondary$103,150
Master's degree
$62,970 – $217,7801,010
17Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,020
Master's degree
$63,420 – $134,4902,330
18Facilities Managers$102,500
Bachelor's degree
$62,140 – $165,1101,120
19General and Operations Managers$100,670
Bachelor's degree
$49,550 – $222,52029,330
20Social and Community Service Managers$72,940
Bachelor's degree
$49,710 – $113,0101,080
21Food Service Managers$64,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,230 – $89,5301,760
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$58,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,990 – $119,4502,190
23Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$50,410
Bachelor's degree
$35,470 – $76,990570

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianCincinnati, OH-KY-IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$207,170	$80,430 – $535,860	980
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$177,160	$132,700 – $276,990	2,950
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,530	$104,560 – $281,130	3,920
4	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,300	$88,880 – $250,000	520
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$152,700	$93,210 – $293,320	6,340
6	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$150,190	$98,590 – $219,530	1,070
7	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$145,770	$81,070 – $263,930	2,730
8	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,790	$77,210 – $267,180	5,180
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$137,850	$69,490 – $213,170	1,680
10	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,070	$81,440 – $223,940	1,920
11	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,680	$77,410 – $196,680	3,130
12	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,540	$71,360 – $187,620	4,690
13	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$106,160	$66,640 – $208,580	1,920
14	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,710	$68,940 – $164,310	3,050
15	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,860	$64,860 – $177,630	1,900
16	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$103,150	$62,970 – $217,780	1,010
17	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$103,020	$63,420 – $134,490	2,330
18	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,500	$62,140 – $165,110	1,120
19	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,670	$49,550 – $222,520	29,330
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$72,940	$49,710 – $113,010	1,080
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,320	$46,230 – $89,530	1,760
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,860	$36,990 – $119,450	2,190
23	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$50,410	$35,470 – $76,990	570

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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